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What can you buy in Ireland that is cheaper somewhere else?

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  • 04-12-2008 9:59pm
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    Toiletroll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭


    Ill start... :)

    Pint of beer in pub (UK) £1.38

    Pint of beer in pub (Ireland) €4.50


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    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,252 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    A better question would be...What can you buy in Ireland that is cheaper than other country's..?


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    BroomBurner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,737 ✭✭✭BroomBurner


    Almost everything.

    DS Lite with game - €180 (Ire)
    DS Lite with game and accessories - £119 = €142 ish (NI).

    Same shop.


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    marzic
    Registered Users Posts: 784 ✭✭✭marzic


    nike trainers
    ire €100
    indonesia - bowl of rice


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    dotsman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,635 ✭✭✭dotsman


    Toiletroll wrote: »
    Ill start... :)

    Pint of beer in pub (UK) £1.38

    Pint of beer in pub (Ireland) €4.50

    At least compare like with like.

    I've paid over €12 for a pint in London. You can still buy a pint for €3.50 in some parts of Ireland.

    Also you have to remember that the currency conversion is totally in non-Euro countries' favour as both the dollar and the pound have collapsed.

    You can't be blaming Irish shops for that. If it was the other way around and the Euro collapsed, it would be much cheaper to buy things here.


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    xbox36016
    Closed Accounts Posts: 764 ✭✭✭xbox36016


    ds in gamestop with one game 130 euro


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    DD
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭DD


    Nah..beer is cheaper in other places. For example East of Europe can be 0,5, 1,2 eur.


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    lovemypinkhat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭lovemypinkhat


    Pumps from Barratt's (UK): £20 (or ~€23)
    Same pumps from Barratt's (Ireland): €30


    :mad:


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    Mossy Monk
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    Cars can be bought cheaper everywhere else.


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    paulgreene
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    please stop comparing Ireland with UK, I know they are you neighbors, but, there are others countries in the world. an easy comparison will be to stay in €. when you check this site pixmania.com (selling high tech stuff), you can choose your country, and to be honest, everything is more expensive in Ireland. last time I was able to organise the delivery in spain for my eos 450d, and was so glad to have a really better deal than here...


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    inforfun
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    Mossy Monk wrote: »
    Cars can be bought cheaper everywhere else.

    Apart from Holland. They have their own version of VRT, called BPM.
    Car price in holland = price of car + VRT + VAt = what you pay.

    Nice .. tax over tax.


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    Aidric
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    Is this a trick question?


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    towel401
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    air compressors, lawn mowers and that sort of thing are hugely overpriced here. way, way cheaper in america.


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    abi2007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 726 ✭✭✭abi2007


    Toys, medicine, houses, sex... the list is endless


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    Toiletroll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Toiletroll


    Albino alligators.

    Teeth Warmers for winter coldness


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    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    I would have thought pretty much everything bar Aran sweaters.


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    deepriver
    Registered Users Posts: 346 ✭✭deepriver


    everything... in theory.. I think you need to reword the question to 'is ireland more expensive than everywhere or what is cheaper here?'


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    abi2007
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    deepriver wrote: »
    everything... in theory.. I think you need to reword the question to 'is ireland more expensive than everywhere or what is cheaper here?'

    Just Tayto!


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    Jet Black
    Registered Users Posts: 3,842 ✭✭✭Jet Black


    Prostuites
    Ireland =€120
    England=£60
    Vegas $50 or $80 for 2 :D


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    Bottle_of_Smoke
    Registered Users Posts: 9,770 ✭✭✭Bottle_of_Smoke


    Toiletroll wrote: »
    Ill start... :)

    Pint of beer in pub (UK) £1.38

    Pint of beer in pub (Ireland) €4.50

    I'm living in the cheapest part of the UK (ni) and I haven't seen any pints go for that price.


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    Bob the Builder
    Registered Users Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Bob the Builder


    Everything really.

    Every shop I've been in lately: £10 = €15.


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    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,568 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    A double buggy.

    Euro 350+ cheapest price here

    Euro 130 (+30 for carriage) from England. Same buggy and brand name.

    Go figure!!!


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    syklops
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    paulgreene wrote: »
    please stop comparing Ireland with UK, I know they are you neighbors, but, there are others countries in the world. an easy comparison will be to stay in €. when you check this site pixmania.com (selling high tech stuff), you can choose your country, and to be honest, everything is more expensive in Ireland. last time I was able to organise the delivery in spain for my eos 450d, and was so glad to have a really better deal than here...

    I was on a security course recently and the instructor said whenever he bought from an online shop he used a proxy in that country, because some sites, when they see an irish or UK IP address automatically put the cost of the product up. Have tested it on some sites and he is right. Doing it from an irish IP there can be up to 10% of a difference, just when using different IP addresses. And before some smart arse says that it was delivery costs, no, the delivery cost is based on what you type in for the destination, and based on the country you select the delivery cost is added. That does not change on IP, and alot of companies have a standard cost for "Oversees".


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    Toiletroll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Toiletroll


    syklops wrote: »
    I was on a security course recently and the instructor said whenever he bought from an online shop he used a proxy in that country, because some sites, when they see an irish or UK IP address automatically put the cost of the product up. Have tested it on some sites and he is right. Doing it from an irish IP there can be up to 10% of a difference, just when using different IP addresses. And before some smart arse says that it was delivery costs, no, the delivery cost is based on what you type in for the destination, and based on the country you select the delivery cost is added. That does not change on IP, and alot of companies have a standard cost for "Oversees".

    hmm... interesting. I will try this!


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    #25
    flyton5
    Registered Users Posts: 1,112 ✭✭✭flyton5


    Litre bottle of Jameson in Italy €18

    same bottle here €32


    how does that work considering we make it and thats AFTER transport costs to italy....bastards


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    #26
    AckwelFoley
    Registered Users Posts: 12,556 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    You can get Aids for free


    where? I hear you ask.



    in . . .






    ..the bum


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    #27
    tony1kenobi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭tony1kenobi


    Bottle_of_Smoke wrote: »
    I'm living in the cheapest part of the UK (ni) and I haven't seen any pints go for that price.

    The Woolpack, The Rovers, The Vic.......


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    Darragh29
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,097 ✭✭✭Darragh29


    I saw a shop in Dublin sellin' "limited edition" 1 Euro coins for 10 Euro... :D:D:D


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    [Deleted User]
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    Exception to the rule.





    Turf for the fire!


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    #30
    Toiletroll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 459 ✭✭Toiletroll


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Exception to the rule.





    Turf for the fire!

    ... and the fart for the food :D


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    rossie1977
    Registered Users Posts: 11,342 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    Toiletroll wrote: »
    Ill start... :)

    Pint of beer in pub (UK) £1.38

    Pint of beer in pub (Ireland) €4.50

    where is beer £1.38 in england?? was over in stoke only in September and pints were £2.50 in a crappy enough pub.

    €4.50 for a pint of guinness in o'reillys next to tara street station on friday night, not bad for dublin but you can get pints for €3.00 in places around the country still


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